Main lessons drawn from the analysis of the literature

Eric Justes (1, 2) , Nicolas Beaudoin (3) , Patrick Bertuzzi (4) , Raphael Charles (5) , Julie Constantin (1) , Carolyne Durr (6) , Alexandre Joannon (7) , Christine Le Bas (8) , Bruno Mary (3) , Francoise F. Montfort (9) , Laurent Ruiz (10) , Jean-Pierre Sarthou (1) , Véronique Souchère (11) , Julien Tournebize (12)

1 AGIR - AGroécologie, Innovations, teRritoires
2 UMR SYSTEM - Fonctionnement et conduite des systèmes de culture tropicaux et méditerranéens
3 AgroImpact - Agroressources et Impacts environnementaux
4 AGROCLIM - Agroclim
5 FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture - Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau
6 IRHS - Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences
7 UMR BAGAP - Biodiversité agroécologie et aménagement du paysage
8 InfoSol - InfoSol
9 IGEPP - Institut de Génétique, Environnement et Protection des Plantes
10 SAS - Sol Agro et hydrosystème Spatialisation
11 SADAPT - Sciences pour l'Action et le Développement : Activités, Produits, Territoires
12 UR HBAN - Hydrosystèmes et Bioprocédés

Planting and destruction are the two main phases in cover crop management techniques. Their dates and implementation conditions play a key role in terms of the various functions targeted for these crops (nitrate-trapping, erosion prevention, weed control, effect on next crop, etc.). The analysis of the literature therefore focused on cover crop planting and destruction techniques. The aim was to identify the different methods and, if possible, their effectiveness with respect to the success of sowing and destruction. The issue of the implementation of these techniques by farmers was then examined by analysing the constraints in terms of organization of labour and implementation costs.

Mots clés: biomass; sugar; clay; porosity; migration

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]; Informatique [cs]; Sciences de l'environnement; Biologie végétale; Sciences de l'Homme et Société

Eric Justes, Nicolas Beaudoin, Patrick Bertuzzi, Raphael Charles, Julie Constantin, et al.. Main lessons drawn from the analysis of the literature. Cover Crops for Sustainable Farming, Chapter 5, Springer International Publishing, 95 p., 2017, 978-94-024-0985-7. ⟨10.1007/978-94-024-0986-4_2⟩. ⟨hal-02790422⟩